years. you have icicles coming out of your nostrils. reporter: tim russert s son posted a twit pic of himself on snow patrol. the macho thing to do is to keep reporting no matter what happens. i wrote one for the blog. there we go. this is what we do on live television in a blizzard. stay there, we re fine. reporter: whether it s a falling umbrella or a falling cameraman. where it s not snow but black ice which at times can be a slippery thing, let me tell you. reporter: might as well join the cameraman. are you okay, man? that s tony. reporter: just act like nothing happened. dipped to 9.7%, but for african-americans it is more than 15%. reporter: in the name of in depth storm coverage we reporters will use anything to measure the depth of the snow. this reporter climbed his own satellite truck to measure virgin snow. ooh, seven inches of snow. reporter: my ruler s bigger